Rating action          MARC Ratings has affirmed its ratings of MARC-1IS and A+IS on George Kent (Malaysia) Berhad’s RM100.0 million Islamic Commercial Papers (ICP) Programme and RM500.0 million Islamic Medium-Term Notes (IMTN) Programme, subject to a combined limit of RM500.0 million. The rating outlook is stable. As of end-May 2024, total outstanding stood at RM13...

Rating action          MARC Ratings has affirmed its AA-IS rating on Leader Energy Sdn Bhd’s outstanding ASEAN Green Sustainable and Responsible Investment (SRI) Sukuk Wakalah of RM230.0 million with a stable outlook. Leader Energy is the investment holding company of two solar power project companies, Leader Solar Energy Sdn Bhd (LSE I) and Leader Solar Energy...

Rating action          MARC Ratings has assigned final ratings of MARC-1IS/AA-IS  to Malakoff Power Berhad’s (MPower) proposed Islamic Commercial Papers/Islamic Medium-Term Notes (ICP/IMTN) programmes of up to RM1.2 billion. The outlook on the IMTN programme is stable. Concurrently, the rating agency has also affirmed its AA-IS rating on MPower’s outstanding ...

Rating action          MARC Ratings has assigned a short-term rating of MARC-1IS to OCK Group Berhad’s (OCK) Islamic Commercial Papers (ICP) Programme of RM500.0 million in nominal value. The rating agency has concurrently affirmed its AA-IS/Stable rating on OCK’s RM400.0 million Tranche 1 Sukuk Murabahah under its RM700 million Sukuk Murabahah Programme. As of Ju...

Rating action         MARC Ratings has affirmed its rating of AA-IS on Grand Sepadu (NK) Sdn Bhd’s (Grand Sepadu) RM210.0 million Sukuk Murabahah. Concurrently, the rating outlook has been revised to positive from stable. As of end-May 2024, the outstanding balance of the sukuk stood at RM60.0 million.     Rationale     The outlook revision ...

Rating action               MARC Ratings has affirmed its rating of AAAIS on TNB Western Energy Berhad’s (TNB Western) outstanding RM3.7 billion sukuk with a stable outlook. TNB Western is the funding vehicle for TNB Manjung Five Sdn Bhd, a 100% indirect subsidiary of Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB). TNB Manjung Five operates and maintains a 1,000MW...

Rating action          MARC Ratings has affirmed its AAAIS(bg) rating on Ranhill Sabah Energy II Sdn Bhd’s (RSEII) (formerly known as Ranhill Powertron II Sdn Bhd) outstanding RM300.0 million Islamic Medium-Term Notes (IMTN) Programme guaranteed by Bank Pembangunan Malaysia Berhad (BPMB). The rating outlook is stable.RationaleThe rating affirmation reflects the unco...

Rating action                 MARC Ratings has affirmed its AA-IS rating on ANIH Berhad’s RM2.5 billion Senior Sukuk Musharakah Programme and revised its outlook to stable from negative. The previous negative outlook was due to uncertainty surrounding the timing of Unit Kerjasama Awam Swasta’s (UKAS) approval on ANIH’s shareholding structure....

Rating action          MARC Ratings has affirmed its A+IS(s) and AAAIS(bg) ratings on Projek Lintasan Sungai Besi – Ulu Klang Sdn Bhd’s (PLSUKE) Sukuk Wakalah Programme of up to RM2.0 billion and Bank-Guaranteed Facilities of up to RM500.0 million. The latter is guaranteed by Bank Pembangunan Malaysia Berhad (BPMB) which carries a financial institution rating of A...

Rating action          MARC Ratings has affirmed its AA-IS rating on Konsortium KAJV Sdn Bhd’s (KAJV) RM1.0 billion Sukuk Wakalah Programme with a stable outlook.Rationale       The rating affirmation reflects the credit strength of the Terengganu state government to meet its payment obligations due on the Facility Payment Certificates (FPC) it i...